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THE past week was a productive one of many stretches of river and river record barbel – from venues that don’t dominate the news – were the star catches.
The River Rother in West Sussex had its barbel record smashed with a 16 lb 12 oz fish reported to Dave Chambers.
Derbyshire’s River Derwent has produced a stunning 15 lb 8 oz
FLOAT fishing is a dying art form but Keith Speer has been bagging huge barbel aplenty with the often, overlooked tactics.
Whilst most have struggled to get any action with static approaches and larger baits St. Albans, Hertfordshire-based Keith has had some winter awesome results topped by a 17 lb 15 oz cracker.
But that’s not his only biggie, as he has
A LAD of just five has caught one of the biggest ever barbel to a junior with a 15 lb 8 oz beast from the River Trent.
Tiny Edd Wren caught the fish which is nearly as tall as he is during a trip to the river at Colwick in Nottinghamshire with his father Phillip.
It’s almost certainly the biggest ever barbel
THE barbel record for Trent tributary the River Dove has been toppled by a stunning 17 lb 10 oz beard.
Captor Simon Asbury, 34, is the man to write himself into the East Midlands river’s record books. The previous best of 17 lb 6 oz was set by Jim Ufton.
To read Simon’s account of the capture plus full catch photo of this
THIS 14 lb 10 oz River Lea barbel makes it doubles from 20 different rivers for West Midlands-based ace Phil Smith.
Phil was fishing the club consortium controlled Fishers Green stretch of the river where he was hoping to catch some chub, when he added another 10 lb-plusser to his lengthy list.
He nabbed the beard on a 10mm boilie on a
THIS week’s Angler’s Mail cover star, Pete Reading, gives a masterclass in tactics for bigger barbel inside the magazine.
And to prove his special small pellet methods work, Pete caught the huge whopper – seen on our cover – to order!
You’ll be impressed by the Tackle Up feature and learn loads. And as a bonus – why not watch Pete in
BARBEL fans had better watch out this summer as the nation’s favourite river species are in danger.
A new fish welfare warning has gone out as we have now had the official driest start to the spring and summer for 70 years, and our rivers are set to get even lower again.
And barbel experts have appealed for ultra cautious fish care
